lay the ghost of (something) to rest

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lay the ghost of (something) to rest

To do something that finally eliminates one's long-held fears, worries, or distress about something that happened in the past. New DNA evidence in the decades-old investigation finally laid the ghost of these accusations to rest for Mr. Jones.It wasn't until I got my new job that I could finally lay the ghost of my departure from the bureau to rest.

lay the ghost of something

If you lay the ghost of something bad in your past, you do something which stops you being upset or affected by it. Jockey Maguire laid the ghost of a terrible week with a triumphant win in the Irish Champion Hurdle yesterday. Note: You can also say that you lay to rest the ghost of something with the same meaning. Timmis seems to have laid to rest the ghost of her unhappy 1992 campaign when she failed to make the Olympic team.

As a grieving young Edwardian solicitor who is sent to sort through the effects at a haunted house, Daniel Radcliffe (above) doesn't just lay the ghost of Harry Potter to rest, he tramples it in the mud.

The car and driver are well suited for the Weeton Stages and we're hoping to lay the ghost of last year when we were second in class and a top 10 position was on the cards when the car snapped a driveshaft," said Scrimgour.

While Carlo Ancelotti knows he has to lay the ghost of the Special One before his side can get round to the serious business of conquering Inter Milan, the current Chelsea boss could not be more relaxed.

BALAKHERI can finally lay the ghost of Shergar's defeat in the St Leger 21 years ago by giving the Aga Khan and Sir Michael Stoute their first success in the world's oldest classic at Doncaster tomorrow.

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